A reasonable analogy, but betting on horses is also illegal unless the operation is licensed. If that’s where you were going, never mind. :)

While your point is taken, sports betting is legal in other states besides Nevada.

Exactly. Also, it is NOT easy to get a license from the NGC. (I say that as someone who has participated in the process of getting one.) FanDuel et al would have to seriously clean up their acts, and accept a LOT of very inquisitive regulators rooting around in every aspect of their businesses. I’m not sure they could…

No. While Nevada is very persusasive - and this *is* the absolute end of any association between the major gaming companies like MGM or Bally or Harrah’s and the DFS sites - state gambling laws vary widely. There could be states where the law does not read on DFS.

But not many. If you want to see the analysis for…

Yes.

Nevada: Of Course DFS Is Gambling, You Morons:

BUT THE CHILDREN

AND THE STUPID PEOPLE

(Again: I am an attorney. Nothing in this post is legal advice.)

I see where you’re coming from, but again, it’s a matter of what you choose to focus on, and what outcome you’re betting on. If you’re betting on something SOMEBODY ELSE IS DOING, it’s almost certainly unlawful gambling outside of a legal gaming venue…

Clarification: I meant “added KS to the list of states where the service is not available,” not “added KS as a state where you could play.” In other words, as soon as they heard the gaming commission was interested, they bugged out.

IIRC, at least one of them added KS the day after the KS gaming commissioner told a reporter or said at some public function that in his opinion, they were operating an illegal gambling operation and he intended to look into it. So perhaps I was a BIT broad. But there aren’t many states whose gambling laws they…

The person who eats the meat is morally equivalent to the butcher.

In many states, it does not matter whether the wager is made on a game of chance, a game of skill, or a contest: unless you can affect the outcome of the underlying event (i.e. you are an actual participant) it’s illegal to bet money on it.

As for poker, decisions are all over the map on that one. In my opinion, a…

(Note: I am an attorney. This is not legal advice. Consult an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction and familiar with the relevant laws before making legal decisions.)

Here’s the part I don’t understand:

The UIGEA *explicitly states* that it does NOT pre-empt state gambling laws. The DraftKings/FanDuel model, in my…